Oil-distributer for ships



(No Model.)

J. ERIGSON.

OIL DISTRIBUTER FOR SHIPS, Gas. No. 392,792. Patented Nov. 13, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT tries.

JOHNERIOSON, OF SABINE PASS, LOUISIANA.

OIL-DISTRIBUTER FOR SHIPS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,792, dated November 13, 1888.

Application filed April 17, 1888. Serial No. 270,930. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ERIosoN, of Sabine Pass, in the parish of Cameron and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Oil-Distributer for Water, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a vessel adapted to distribute oil upon the waters when troubled to calm the same, and has for its object to improve the construction shown in application allowed to me October 14-, 1887, and to simplify said construction.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the vessel, partly in section; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. y

The vessel 10 is divided into three compartments,11, 12, and 13, by means of bulk-heads 14L, placed at each side of the center, thus constituting two water-tight side compartments and a central compartment, into which the Water is admitted through apertures 15 in the bottom of the boat, four of which apertures are preferably employed. Within the com partment 13 a bellows, 1G, is suspended from the upper portion or deck, 17, as best shown in Fig. l, which bellows may be of any desired construction and is adapted to contain oil. At the points of the bellows, upon each side, eyes 18 are provided, which eyes are adapted to slide upon vertical rods 19, two 01 which rods are situated upon each side of the bellows and connected, respectively, to the deck and bottom of the vessel.

In the watertight compartment 11 and to the bottom of the vessel one end of the spring 20 is secured, which spring, projecting vertically, is provided with a pulley, 21. Above the bulk heads 14- an aperture is made in the deck, which aperture is inclosed by a sheath or water-tight casing, 22, within which casing a pulley, 23, is journaled. A rope or chain, 24, is attached to the deck, near the ends of the vessel, carried under the spring-pulley 21, also over the pulley 23 in the casing above referred to, and perpendicularly downward to a connection with the bottom of the tank or the base of the bellows 16, as best shown in t Fig. 1.

In the deck, near each end of the vessel, a cavity, 24, is formed and properly ineased, which cavity is packed with sponge or any other equivalent absorbent material, and the said sponge or absorbent material is retained in position by means of a network, 25, of wire attached over the opening and above the sponge, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. The absorbent material is connected with the oil in the bellows by means of a tube, 26, which tube is provided at its outlet with a valve, 27, whereby the flow of oil may be regulated. The oil is fed into the bellows or receptacle 16 preferably through a spent, 28, located centrally of the vessel upon the deck, and air is permitted to escape from the bellows through apertures 29, also produced in the deck.

In operation, when the sea becomes very troubled, the vessel is launched and carried out ward a suitable distance from the ship to be protected. Immediately upon the vessel striking the water, said water, entering through the apertures in the botton'l, operates upon the under side of the bellows, compressing the same and forcing the oil through the pipe 26, in quantities predetermined by the manipulation of the valve 27, into the absorbent mate rial upon the deck, from whence it oozes or passes off upon the water, calming the same. The action on the bellows is facilitated and augmented by means of the springs 20 and their connection with the base of the bellows, as the said springs normally exert a downward tension upon the rope or chain 24- and greatly aid and assist the water in raising the said bellows.

At each end of the vessel 10 a traveler, 30, is vertically secured, to each of which travelers a rope or hawser, 31, is attached, one of which hawsers is provided with one or more (preferably five) thimbles, 32, the other hawser being provided at its extremity with a hook, 33. Thus by passing the hook from one to the other of the thimbles upon the projecting hawser the oil-receptacle may be moored at any position with relation to the ship to be protected.

The bottom of the tank or bellows 16 is partments at each side of the central compartmade of a material that will readily float, as I in the event the chain or rope connecting the tank and springs should break or part it is necessary that the bottom of the tank should float upon the top of the water, whereby the latter may manipulate the bellows without the aid of the springs.

To the weather side of the boat a canvas pocket, 84, is attached, which pocket is closed at the top and ends, the purpose of the pocket being to receive the wash of the outgoing waves, whereby the oil'boat is aided in keeping away from the vessels side.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1 l. The combination, with a vessel divided into a central compartment, provided with water-inlets at the bottom and watertight comment, of a bellows adapted to contain oil suspended in the central compartment, springs secured in the water-tight compartment, a rope or chain connecting the bellows and springs,

the vessel, and a pipe leading from the bellows to the said absorbent material, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with a vessel divided into a central compartment, provided with water-inlets in the bottom and watertight compartments at each side, and a bellows suspended in the central compartment and adapted to contain oil, of springs secured vertically in the water-tight compartment, pulleys secured to the said springs and above the deck, a rope or chain secured to the deck, passing over the said pulleys, and connected with the bottom of the bellows, an absorbent material secured transversely to the deck, and a pipe-connection between the bellows and absorbent material, substantially as shown and described.

JOHN ERIOSON.

Witnesses:

GUSTAV HUMMELAND, JosEPH SMITH. 

